EPPO Global Database

Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri(XANTGA)

Distribution details in Malaysia (West)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2016: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2013
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2016/108) : detected in commercial tomato crops in Cameron Highlands (Pahang, peninsular Malaysia). Symptoms were first observed in 2013.
References
* Rashid TS, Kamaruzaman S, Golkhandan E, Nasehi A, Awla HK (2016) First report of Xanthomonas gardneri causing bacterial spot of tomato in Malaysia. Plant Disease 100(4), p 854.